Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

surrect

/səˈɹɛkt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sur-rect
IPA: /səˈɹɛkt/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"My Polygonum minus procumbens niveum Glaucis exiguæ fol. is undoubtedly the Polygala repens nuperor. Lob. and I believe the Polygonum minus candicans ſupinum of Dr. Magnol, tho’ he upon Miſtake applies it to the Paronychia Hiſpanica Clus. which is a more ſurrect plant."
"Mounting takes care of the water in the crown, maybe the pot can lay on its side after watering or all the time? // I also believe that Jim is correct and that the plant requires more than Phal light. I have owned several, but my surrect one is in my care for over 18 months and it is mounted and 12 inches below my lights."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin surrectus (“arisen”), the perfect passive participle of surgō (“to arise”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: surrectus

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more surrect (comparative) most surrect (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce surrect?: The recorded pronunciation is /səˈɹɛkt/.
What does surrect mean?: upright
Where does surrect come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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